[Rhodes22-list] Lift range of 7:1 outboard mount

[John Lock]

Hi folks,

My boat is equipped with a standard outboard jackplate.  In the "up" 
position, the prop still drags in the water - especially on a 
starboard tack, then the whole prop and foot are underwater.

I can tilt the outboard up into its stowed position, but that's very 
awkward to do while underway and manage the jackplate at the same 
time.  Not to mention the strain on my back!

So, I was considering replacing the whole mount with one of the nifty 
7:1 slide mounts.  But I don't know what the lifting range of that 
mount is.  Will I still have the same problem or will it lift the 
outboard high enough to clear the prop without tilting it up as well?

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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